About this episode
Today on Art of the Cut we speak with three guests: the co-director and show editor and montage editor of the documentary Ladies and Gentlemen: 50 Years of SNL Music. Oz Rodriguez co-directed the documentary with Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. Oz directed many of your favorite SNL Shorts, and has also directed episodes of Goosebumps and Nobody Wants This . John MacDonald was an associate producer on SNL. He’s an editor, composer and segment producer on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . You’ve probably had some of his YouTube videos running on repeat. Jimmy Lester has been nominated for a Documentary Emmy for Stockton on My Mind . He’s edited episodes of Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men , History Channel’s FDR series, and the doc, Getting Naked: A Burlesque Story. This discussion includes - among other things - why so many editors are also musicians, the value of a great assistant editor - and how to be one - and the art of using a talking head. This is a really good show to check out the blog, which has many exclusive images that help show how the montage, in particular, was edited. Visit: borisfx.com/blog/aotc